So, here at Scotland Now, we've taken it upon ourselves to highlight the beautiful aspects of the country's scenery, rather than wallow in the bleakness of our four seasons in a day weather.

Strome Castle is a ruined castle on the shore of Loch Carron in Stromemore

From glorious sandy beaches - which would be more keenly spotted on the Mediterranean coastline - and dazzling sunsets to remarkable architecture, the locations in these pictures may be hard to identify.

Well the truth is they were all captured in Scotland.

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Glencoe

Take a look through our gallery above and be amazed by the sights available in our small, but magical, country.

Then try your hand at our quiz below and see if you can tell the difference between Scotland, Canada, Norway or New Zealand.